STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
JANUARY 12, 2016
TUESDAY
9:00 A.M.
Invocation by Pam Torres, Principal Accountant, Probation Department
Pledge of Allegiance
Presentation – “Humane Hero” Awards
Presentation – National Mentoring Month
BOARD MEMBERS
Supervisor Washington:
· Press Release on Crime Rate Data for 2015
Supervisor Tavaglione:
· Article on Hospital turnaround
· Adopt a Burro
Supervisor Ashley:
· Southern California Water Committee President
· Sheriff to Report Back on increase in Crime rate
Supervisor Benoit:
· Shortfall of Mental Health Options and beds
· KPMG Evaluation
· February 22, Riverside University Health System Formal Name Change
· Kennel Club of Palm Springs Dog Show
1-1 CLERK OF THE BOARD: Proof of Publications.
(APPROVED)
2-1 EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Receive and File Departmental Quarterly Water Conservation Update. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-2 RIVERSIDE COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER: Receive and File Internal Audit Report 2015-002: Riverside County Economic Development Agency, Community Services Division, and County Service Area Administration. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-3 COUNTY COUNSEL: Approval of the Amendment of the Conflict of Interest Code of the Desert Healthcare District, 4th District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-4 COUNTY COUNSEL AND TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 348.4819, an Ordinance of the County of Riverside amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 348 in the Rancho California Area (CZ 7739), 3rd District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-5 COUNTY COUNSEL AND TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 348.4821, an Ordinance of the County of Riverside amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 348 in the Rancho California Area (CZ 7863), 3rd District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-6 CLERK OF THE BOARD: Approval of the 2016 Recurring Board Presentations of Proclamations List. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-7 SUPERVISOR JEFFRIES: Appointment of Christopher J. Smith as an Alternate member of the Warm Springs Community Council. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-8 SUPERVISOR BENOIT: Reappointment of Leticia DeLara to the Riverside County Children and Families Commission. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-9 SUPERVISOR BENOIT: Reappointment of Lisa Larson to the Riverside County Children and Families Commission. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-10 SUPERVISOR BENOIT: Reappointment of Stephanie Herrington to the Riverside County Children and Families Commission Advisory Committee. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-11 SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE: Appointment of Jose Campos to the Riverside County Children and Families Commission. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
2-12 SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE: Reappointment of George Read to the Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-1 SUPERVISOR JEFFRIES: Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-049, Addition of An Alternate Member on the Warm Springs Community Council and Superseding Resolution No. 2013-145. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-2 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 1: First District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds for Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee; Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc.; and Approval of Budget Adjustments. [$3,000 – General Fund 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-3 SUPERVISOR BENOIT AND SUPERVISOR WASHINGTON: RE-INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 927 Regulating Short-Term Rentals; CEQA EXEMPT. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-008, Authorizing the County of Riverside to Submit an Application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for an Allocation for the State Ceiling on Qualified Private Activity Bonds for a Mortgage Credit Certificate Program. [$6,844 – Single Family Revenue Bond 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-5 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-043, Extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency in Riverside County Due to a Severe Mircoburst Which Took Place in the Unincorporated Area of Thermal. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-6 PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Authorization of Amendment to Bylaws of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the Establishment and Operation of the Van Horn Regional Facility for Emotionally Disturbed minors, and Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-053. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-7 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND COUNTY COUNSEL: Approval of Agreement #AA-03226 with Precise Investigative Services, Inc. to Provide Court Process Server Services on Behalf of Department of Public Social Services and County Counsel for Five Years. [$890,000 – DPSS Federal Funding 55%, State Funding 23%, County Funding 2%, Realignment 20% / County Counsel County Funding 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-8 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES: Approval of Agreement for Disclosure and Use of Medi-Cal Data with the California Department of Health Care Services Regarding Psychotropic Medication Information for Foster Youth. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-9 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Ratify and Approval of the Master Affiliation Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine (UCR) for the Graduate Medical Education Psychiatric Residency Program Through June 30, 2019. [$8,556,228 - Federal 60%, State 40%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-10 SHERIFF-CORONER-PA: Ratify the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Memorandum of Understanding with the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools for the Provision of Educational Programs to Adults Inmates. [$1,338,141 State 60.5% and Inmate Welfare Fund 39.5%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-11 SHERIFF-CORONER-PA: Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-054, Designating the Sheriff’s Department Authorized Agents under the FY 15 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Sole Source Approval for Firms Federally-Authorized to Provide Homeland Security Training, 1st District. [$175,300 – Federal Grant Revenue 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-12 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY: Approval of the Agreement by and between the County of Riverside, Valley Wide Recreation and Park District and Hemet Unified School District for the construction of a Multi-Purpose Community Park Site in the Community of Valle Vista; CEQA Exempt, 3rd District. [$380,000 – 3rd District Development Agreement Public Facilities Fund - $130,000 and Gas Tax - $250,000]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-13 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/ TRANSPORTATION: Acceptance of the Notice of Completion for the Fred Waring Drive Roadway Improvements from Adams Street to Port Maria Road in the City of La Quinta and Bermuda Dunes Area, 4th District. [$6,383,278 - State Funds 34.2%, Local Funds 65.8%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-14 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/ TRANSPORTATION: Approval of the Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Advertise for Bids for the Construction of the Sidewalk Safety Project at Avenida Rambla and Camino Campesino in the Desert Hot Springs Area, 4th District. [$226,275 - State Funds 96%, Local Funds 4%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-15 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/ TRANSPORTATION: Approval of the Plans and Specifications for the Van Buren Street Reconstruction ad Sidewalk Project, Adjacent to the City of Indio, 4th District. [$480,000 - State Funds 28%, Local Funds 72%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-16 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/ TRANSPORTATION: Approval of the Termination Construction Contract with Cooley Construction, Inc. of Hesperia California for Van Buren Street Reconstruction and Sidewalk Project, Adjacent to the City of Indio, 4th District. [$12,635 - Local Funds 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-17 EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Community Choice Aggregation. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-18 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 2: Second District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to Brighton Hill Academy Sports and Learning Center; Reach Out; Riverside Downtown Partnership; Fender Museum of the Arts Foundation; and Approval of Budget Adjustments. [$17,000 – General Fund 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-19 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5: Fifth District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to Dora Nelson African American Art & History Museum; and Approval of Budget Adjustments. [$10,000 – General Fund 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-20 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5: Fifth District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to Riverside County Economic Development Agency; and Approval of Budget Adjustments. [$2,000 – General Fund 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
3-21a Findings and Determination that an item may be subsequently added to the agenda of the Board of Supervisors.
(APPROVED)
3-21b RIVERSIDE COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Approval of the Letter of Endorsement for the Inland Empire Regional Broadband Consortium 2016 California Advanced Services Fund Regional Consortia Grant Application. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
10-1 HOUSING AUTHORITY: Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-001, Notice of Intention to Sell the Free Interest in Real Property Located in the City of Jurupa Valley, County of Riverside, California, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 185-460-001, 185-470-001, 185-470-002, 177-020-012, 177-020-018 and 177-110-005 by Grant Deed, 2nd District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
10-2 HOUSING AUTHORITY: Approval of the Termination and Property Transfer Agreement with Joint Escrow Instructions for Mustang Lane Infill Project in the City of Jurupa Valley, 2nd District. [$17,000 Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund 100%, Project is Exempt under CEQA]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
11-1 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Approval of the Purchase of a Reconditioned 2013 John Deere 135G Zero Swing Excavator and Attachments from RDO Equipment Company; Single Source Purchase. [$133,678.70 – District Funds 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
11-2 FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT: Approval of the Project Award – Santa Ana Non-Native Invasive Removal, Project No. 1-0-00010, 24 Working Days, 2nd District. [$132,926.26 – District Funds 100%]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
PUBLIC COMMENT:
1-0 Daryl Terrell spoke regarding the fight to end crime and poverty in Riverside County.
16-1 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: Public Hearing on the BLYTHE II SOLAR PROJECT – FAST TRACK AUTHORIZATION NO. 2015-02, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 3728, ORDINANCE NO. 664.58, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 74 – CONSIDER ADDENDUM TO ADOPTED MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 42340 and the Approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 3728 which proposes the construction and use of a utility scale 20 Mega Watt Photo Voltaic Solar Plant on 156.46 acres; and INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 664.58, an Ordinance of the County of Riverside Approving Development Agreement No. 74, 4th District. [$0]
(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)
16-2 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: Public Hearing on the APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO DENY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 36327. Recommendation to deny the appellant’s request to overturn the Planning Commission’s denial of Amendment No. 1 to Final Tract Map No. 36327 to modify the final recorded-map to allow a community water system for the project site instead of wells for the individual parcels and Uphold the denial based on the findings and conclusions. The project is located northerly of Upper Valley Road, southerly of Ramona Reservation, easterly of Bautista and westerly of Barham, in the Anza and Cahuilla Area, 3rd District. [$0]
(CONT’D. TO 07/12/2016 @ 9:00 A.M. OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
CONCURRENT EXECUTIVE SESSION-COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, HOUSING AUTHORITY, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORP., IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS:
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9:
Conference with legal counsel-existing litigation:
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
A.1 City of Eastvale v. County of Riverside, et al. (Case No. RIC 1513629)
A.2 Renee Capela v. County of Riverside (Case No. RIC 1502546)
A.3 Christopher Hernandez v. County of Riverside, et al. (Case No. MCC 14400556)
A.4 Mikala O. (Minor) v. County of Riverside, et al. (Case No. CIVDS 1212179)
A.5 County of Riverside v. City of Moreno Valley; Moreno Valley Community Services District Board; et al. (Case No. RIC 1511180)
Conference with legal counsel-anticipated litigation:
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
B.1 One potential case
Conference with legal counsel-anticipated litigation:
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
C.1 One potential case
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
Conference with real property negotiator:
D.1 Property – 5757 Tilton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92509-6714
Negotiating Parties – County of Riverside Economic Development Agency, United States Postal Service
Agency Negotiator – Rob Field, EDA Executive Director; Jeff Van Wagenen, EDA Managing Director
Under Negotiation – Price and Terms of Payment for the Purchase, Sale, Exchange, or Lease
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
E.1 Conference with labor negotiator:
Agency Negotiator – Michael T. Stock
Employee organizations – Management/Confidential, Unrepresented, RCDDAA, RSA, SEIU, LIUNA, UDW and LEMU
(NO REPORT OUT)
The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned in memory of Michael C. Cressey, Mary Lou Barton, Milo W. Malotte, Bo James Hutcheson, Willbert Ferris, Dorothy Margaret Leary, Hortencia Rivera, Weda Nell Nix, Martin "Marty" Sherr, Gerald Dean Zukowski, Andrew Douglas Phillips and Carol Ann Moody.
John J. Benoit, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: Kecia Harper-Ihem, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors